The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-23
RAY ON CLEVELAND.

The principal object of the Democratic edi-
to have been to listen to Mr.. W. Scott Rays
elaborate attack on the President. Some of
the brethren may have gone there to rest their
brains and get little fish food other in
SEPARATION different from the home product. but
doubtless the main object was to hear one of
their number abuse Democratic President III
terms that all of them approve but few of them
dare express. Mr. Ray did it in good shape.
His address was at once frank revelation of
Democratic true inwardness and strong
raignment of the administration. The in
competency of Mr.. Cleveland and the i'm
becility of the administration have often been
strongly shown up by Republicans,
but to have it done by of the
Democratic household gives freshness to the
theme. The motive of Mr.. Rays attack re-
lated to the offices, the burden of his COM
plant being that most Democrats have not
been provided with places. He spoke for that
wing of the party to whom Mr. Cleveland re-
ferred the other day in his panther story when
he went to Washington that he had got used
to it. All Indiana Democrats belong to this
wing the only difference being that those who
have succeeded in getting an office have stop
ped bowling, while those who have not still
keep it up. Since Inauguration day" said Mr..
Ray, "the great heart of the Democratic party
has throbbed with quick and. feverish pulsa-
tions. Its restless eye has been turned to-
ward the Nations capital eager to realize the
fruition of its grandest hopes" OF course
there is only one thing that makes the great
heart of the Democratic party throb with fe-
verish pusations and its restless eye turn
toward Washington like a sunfower
toward the orb of day. 1t is
to assist in the administration of the govern
ment at s. per month Nothing but an
Office will allay the fever and reduce the rest
less eye to subsection. The fact that the total
number of offices under the government does
not equal the total number of Democrats,
including those who cannot read or write
ought to be sufficient answer to the demand
that every Democrat shall have Office. 1t
is to a reasonable man, but Indiana Demo
Gratis do not belong to that wing of the party.
Under the impulse of an emotion begotten by
the contemplation of thousands of democrats
without an office or the immediate PROJECT Of
any, Mr.. Ray proceeded to blurt out family
secrets in this fashion:
.1Tboroaa Ravord C.oroforv Of State
whose mugwumpery at home and bad
diplomacy abroad have made parties deri-
sion, treaties burlesque and the American
government the laughing stock of the world,
is worthy of mention. His antics the
fishery question and his discovery of so many
antediluvian fossils to represent US abroad,
have actually led some to believe the United
States, after all, is only museum where the
weird relic and curiosity hunter can revel for
in delight Postmaster-general Villas,
with his trained army of Republican ipsolents
and spies, discarded his Democracy when
leaving the beautiful lakes of Wisconsin to
take up his residence the banks Of the
murky Potomac. Father Endicott, believe
that is his name, NAV be good old soul as
Secretary of War, but he lacks ability, judy
ment, training and strong, vigorous, whole
some Democratic the ught and action. At
torney- general Garland's ability and brilliancy
man ever doubted. but they tattooed
by the Pan-electric scandal that the merits of
the man have long since paled and ceased to
be objects of admiration"
AS an arraignment of the administration we
have hardly seen anything better than this.
1t would almost do for Republi can platform.
So honest and truthful an admission of the
imbecility of Democratic administr alton,
coming from a Democratic editor, deserves to
rank among the curiosities of literature.